Title: The Family Links Nurturing Programme
1The Family Links Nurturing Programme
- Maggie Fisher
- Practice Development Facilitator (Child
Protection) and Area Coordinator Family Links
Nurturing Programme. Hants PCT - Judith Lee
- Hampshire Educational Psychology Service
2ODPM Indices of Multiple Deprivation, 2004
Index (combined domains)
Domain
Andover
Location
Test Valley
Lowest Middle Best quartile
Stockbridge
Valley Park
N. Baddesley
Nursling
Romsey
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4TEENAGE PREGNANCY
Poor educational achievement
Poor physical and mental health
Poverty
Social isolation
Girls and young women from social class V are 10
times more likely to become teenage mothers than
those in social class I
Half the conceptions in girls aged 15 17 in
Test Valley in 2000 were in
Alamein and St Marys
5ODPM Indices of Multiple Deprivation, 2004
Lowest Middle Best quartile
Domain
Education, Skills Training
Location
Andover
6HEALTH AND INFLUENCES ON LEVELS OF HEALTH
7Survey of Andover Schools and causes of concern
compared with 83 National Schools
8Why Does Parenting Matter?
- Parenting is probably the most important public
health issue facing our society. It is the single
largest variable implicated in childhood illness
and accidents, teenage pregnancy and substance
misuse, truancy, school disruption and under
achievement, child abuse, unemployability,
juvenile crime and mental illness. These are
serious in themselves but are even more serious
as precursors of problems in adulthood and the
next generation. Houghui (1995)
9The Links Between Parenting and Health
- Evidence from Russek Schwatz (1997) clearly
indicated the impact that parental caring has on
health status in later life. Particularly in
relation to CHD, hypertension, duodenal ulcer
alcoholism
10Every Child Matters and The Nurturing Programme-
Our Emotional Health
- To lead satisfying lives and to be resilient in
the face of lifes - difficulties, we need to be emotionally healthy.
11The FLNP reflects government policy for children
and families
- 2004 Children Act
- NSF for children
- Choosing Health
- Choosing Mental Health
- Primary National Strategy for Attendance
Behaviour - Reaching Out An Action Plan on Social Exclusion
- FLNP is ideally placed to develop closer
partnerships between statutory and voluntary
sectors through Childrens trusts and Extended
Schools
12Links to Local plans
- Children and Young Peoples Plan
- Local Area Agreement
- Early Intervention and Preventative Strategy
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Strategy
- Safeguarding Strategy
- Adult and Community Learning Development Plan
- Behaviour Policy
- Teenage Pregnancy Strategy
- Hampshire Parenting strategy
13The programme enables children and adults to
- Fulfil their potential
- Enhance their mental and physical health
- Become responsible citizens
- Sustain stable relationships
- Be positive, confident parents
14Aims of the Programme
- Promote emotional literacy and health in adults
and children - Raise self esteem
- Develop communication and social skills
- Empower children to make responsible choices
- Improve links between school and
home
15Aims continued
- Enhance concentration and the motivation to learn
- Teach positive ways of resolving disruption and
conflict - Reduce bullying and antisocial behaviour
- Create a safe, calm environment
16The Four Constructs
17Topics covered by children and parents in 10-week
matching programmes
- Family / Classroom rules
- Praise and criticism
- Time outto calm down
- Personal power, choices and consequences
- Feelings and what we do with them
- Anger and how to deal with it
- Communicating clearly I statements
- Kinds of touch and nurturing ourselves
- Ages and stages in childrens development
- Issues around sex helping children stay safe
- Behaviour to ignore
- Problem-solving and negotiation
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19Comments from parenting groups
- The course helps you to develop ideas of how to
get the best from your children and it gives a
good insight into the Childs point of view - Starry starry skies changed my familys life!
- I felt as though we were respected in all ways.
We have enjoyed the group. I am more
confident and less stressed
20School Evaluations
- Very positive atmosphere cant wait to start
- Our school needs this whole approach
- Were already doing some of this great to hear
were doing the right things - This has brought the staff closer
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22Where are we now?
- Cascade training team (6 including health
visitors, school nurses, social worker, inclusion
worker and EP) - 33 parent group leaders trained
- 13 schools have received the 2 day training (313
teachers trained, 53 ancillary staff 2549
children receiving the FLNP through circle time) - Parent groups up and running-4 per term
(33 courses run since Sept 2004)
23Outcomes
- Coherent programme covering the community, both
schools and parents - Fits with the five outcomes from Every Child
Matters - One of three recommended programmes to run with
SEAL materials - Recommended in the Sure Start Practice Guidance
for Childrens Centres - Excellent way to establish new teams, working
together and developing common beliefs and
language
24Outcomes
- Complies with NICE Guidance on parent education
programmes in the management of children with
conduct disorder - It meets the training requirements for
facilitators recommended by the National
Occupational Standards for working with parents. - Emotional Literacy for Parents and
- Professionals
- OCN Accreditation Levels 1 and 2. 3 (In the
pipeline) - Workforce Reform Strategy
25References
- Barlow, J. Stewart-Brown, S. (2001)
Understanding parenting programmes parents views
Primary Health Care Research and Development 2
117- 130 - Bavolek, S. (1990) Effective family-based
approaches to treating and preventing child abuse
and neglect. Salt Lake City, UT Family
Development Resource Inc. - Dahlgren, G Whitehead, M. (1992) Policies and
Strategies to Promote Social Equality in Health.
Copenhagen WHO - Layton, M. (1996) An Evaluation of the
Effectiveness of the School and Family Links
Programme part of the Family Nurturing
Network MA in Education, Brookes University,
Oxford
26References (cont)
- Hoghugi, M. (1995) The Importance of Parenting in
Child Health. The British Medical Journal 316.
23rd May 1995 - National Institute for Health Clinical
Excellence (Dec 2004) Final Appraisal
Determination Parent training/education
programmes in the management of children with
conduct disorders. - Russek, L. Schawartz, E. (1997) Perceptions of
Parental Caring Predict Health Status in Midlife
in The American Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
59, 144-149 - Scott, S. Spender, Q. Doolan, M. Jacobs, B.
Aspland, H. (2001) Multicentre control trial of
parenting groups for childhood antisocial
behaviour in clinical practice. British Medical
Journal 28th July 2001323194
27Websites
- info_at_nurturingparenting.com
- www.familylinks.org.uk
28For further information please contact either
- Maggie Fisher 01264 334771
- E mail maggie.fisher_at_nhs.net
- Judith Lee 01962 876366
- E mail judith.lee_at_hants.gov.uk